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CHAPTER 73

Author: Angela Ray
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-08 22:51:35

Serena’s POV

The room is quiet except for the soft hum of the laptop, I can feel my breath stuck somewhere between my lungs as the first folder on the USB opens. Nathan leans forward with his arms on his knees. His fingers keep tapping against each other, so he isn't as calm as he looks. Adrian stands behind me with his arms crossed so tight that his muscles shake under the fabric of his shirt, and Leo sits so close that I can feel him staring at my face rather than the screen. None of us speak because the files loading in front of us already carry a weight bigger than anything we have ever faced before.

The folder is labeled Project E.L.I.S.I.A.N. in faded letters like someone tried to erase it but failed. Adrian’s jaw clenches when he sees it, and he steps closer as if the words might jump out and hurt us. I click the first file, and the screen fills with documents from old paper, each stamped with the Valehart crest. Nathan slowly exhales and runs his hand through his hair, and Leo
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